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New York Times Interactive: Coming Out

Check out Audio, Photos, and Stories of Gay Teens from New York Times Interactive!

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COSMOS: Your Health Horoscope for the Week! Listen Carefully, Virgo …

Feb. 20-26, 2012: Take advantage of the opportunity to release whatever stress you have in your life this week. By focusing on the ways to make your world more creative and beautiful through music and art, you can elevate your thoughts and have a bette…

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Featured Campaign: Health Initiative for Men ‘What’s Your Number?’

Those who visit www.checkhimout.ca/testing are invited to learn their own “number” – that is, how many times per year they should be testing for HIV, based on their level of risk.

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COSMOS: Your Health Horoscope for the Week! Valentine’s Love is in the Air!

Feb. 13-19, 2012: It’s Valentine’s week. That may be as good an excuse as any to notice those positive energies in the air. Your thoughts may be clearer than they’ve been in a while, so you think; but Neptune recently moved into Pisces. Take time to se…

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US Community Report: The Coolest Sex Survey Results You’ll Ever See (And Play With!)

The results, which are based on a recently published study in The Journal of Sexual Medicine, are presented on an interactive site that’s as fun to play with as it is informative.

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Your Daily Dose: Beckham and Federer, Ellen Gets the Love, and more…

Don’t have time to find today’s hottest health-related (or just plain inspiring) headlines? Here’s what making news as we speak (we opt for the upbeat or amusing, when at all possible). After all, you can find all the bad news on CNN, right?)… Enjoy …

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ASK THE DOC: Will Glutathione supplements interfere with HIV treatment?

Q: I have been living with HIV since 2007, and have been on HAART treatment for 2 years now (Stocrin & Combivir). But I am having problems with my platelet count, which has been low since I was diagnosed. This was the reason why I had to start on HAART treatment (I’m feeling better now). Here’s my question: I have friends who have been taking glutathione supplements (for skin as well as for an immune booster), but will taking it interfere with my HAART treatment or affect my platelet count? Thank you for your help. A: Hopefully your platelet count…

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Huffington Post: Prop 8, California’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban, Declared Unconstitutional

A federal appeals court on Tuesday declared California’s same-sex marriage ban to be unconstitutional, putting the bitterly contested, voter-approved law on track for a likely appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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COSMOS: Your Health Horoscope for the Week! Step it Up, Aries!

Feb. 6-12, 2012: If you’re feeling somewhere between a whole lot of frustration and depression and the weight of the world on your shoulders, you’re not alone. Whether it’s people or situations that have been driving you mad, face the facts: this kind …

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CNN: Struggling with sex when you’re overweight

It’s absolutely possible to enjoy a satisfying sex life whether you weigh 130 pounds or 330 pounds. If you’re overweight and struggling to keep things steamy, though, it’s time to take action.

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